brickyard

American

[brik-yahrd] / ˈbrɪkˌyɑrd /

noun

a place where bricks are made, stored, or sold.

brickyard British

/ ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd /

noun

a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold

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Etymology

Origin of brickyard

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; brick + yard ²

Example Sentences

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Crime and homelessness are down, and a long-standing brickyard will soon make way for a mixed-use development.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"They are very small and it could have easily bitten someone and it seems he has been in the brickyard for about a month," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

“This was basically all a skate park,” said Taylor Bruck, 30, who grew up in Kingston and whose great-great-grandfather worked at a brickyard in Glasco, 10 miles north.

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

The bricks were made locally at the Klein brickyard.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2020

We crossed the brickyard, and stopped at the main dressing station.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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